1) Drama can foster language skills such as........

reading, writing, speaking and listening.

2) What does drama have to do with ESL?
Drama is about dialogue, about language, and interacting with others in specific
scenes with appropriate language--all activities we as teachers try to get our
students to engage in.
3) There are many reasons in favour of using drama activities and techniques in
the language classroom. Give three reasons :
It integrates language skills in a natural way. Careful listening is a key feature.
Spontaneous verbal expression is integral to most of the activities; and many of
them require reading and writing, both as part of the input and the output.
It integrates verbal and non verbal aspects of communication, thus bringing
together both mind and body, and restoring the balance between physical and
intellectual aspects of learning.
It draws upon both cognitive and affective domains, thus restoring the importance
of feeling as well as thinking.
By fully contextualizing the language, it brings the classroom interaction to life
through an intensive focus on meaning.
The emphasis on whole-person learning and multi-sensory inputs helps learners
to capitalize on their strength and to extend their range. In doing so, it offers
unequalled opportunities for catering to learner differences.
It fosters self-awareness (and awareness of others), self-esteem and confidence;
and through this, motivation is developed.
Motivation is likewise fostered and sustained through the variety and sense of
expectancy generated by the activities.
There is a transfer of responsibility for learning from teacher to learners which is
where it belongs.
It encourages an open, exploratory style of learning where creativity and the
imagination are given scope to develop. This, in turn, promotes risk-taking, which
is an essential elements in effective language learning
It has a positive effect on classroom dynamics and atmosphere, thus facilitating
the formation of a bonded group, which learns together.
4) How can drama or dramatic activities be used in ESL classroom other than role
play, give 3.
Mime
Simulation
Mask

 Improvisation
5) How drama is used as a language teaching tool?
To make language learning an active, motivating experience
To help learners gain the confidence and self-esteem needed to use the language
spontaneously
By taking a role, students can escape from their everyday identity and "hide
behind" another character. When you give students special roles, it encourages
them to be that character and abandon their shyness.
To bring the real world into the classroom (problem solving, research, consulting
dictionaries, real time and space, cross-curricular content)
Drama can also be used to introduce the culture of the new language, through
stories and customs, and with a context for working on different kinds of behavior.
To emulate the way students naturally acquire language through play,
makebelieve and meaningful interaction.
To make what is learned memorable through direct experience and affect
(emotions) for learners with different learning styles.
When students dramatize, they use all the channels (sight, hearing, and physical
bodies)and each student will draw to the one that suits them best.
6) Benefits of using drama in ESL classroom are :
forcing the learners to use their language resources and, thus, enhancing
their linguistic abilities.
useful in teaching literary texts as it helps in analyzing plot, character and
style.
the drama approach enables learners to use what they are learning with
pragmatic intent, something that is most difficult to learn through explanation.
fulfills socio-affective requirements of the learners.
7) The main benefit of role play from the point of view of language teaching is....
it enables a flow of language to be produced.
help recreate the language students used in different situation, the sort of
language students are likely to need outside the classroom.
8) In using Drama in the classroom , the teacher becomes a...
facilitator rather than anauthority or the source of knowledge.
9) The reasons why drama is a useful tool for story telling:

 Stories help young children to develop concentration skills and also aspects of
emotional intelligence, such as empathy and relating to other people.
Stories also provide a springboard for a wide range of activities which develop
language, thinking skills, positive attitudes and citizenship, as well as appreciation

of other cultures, or understanding of content from other areas of the curriculum.

Create a positive effect on their motivation, confidence and self-esteem.

10) How the students can learn from drama?

provides opportunities for multi-sensory, kinaesthetic responses to stories and
engages children in learning by doing at a number of different levels.
encourages students to develop critical and creative thinking skills and to work
with others in a collaborative way.